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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first installment, Shakespeare sticks closely to business. There are in Richard II no scenes of comic relief such as adorn the three succeeding installments. Here the dramatist concentrates on four main phases: Richard's regnal recklessness: his cousin Bolingbroke's victorious invasion to retrieve his rightful property; Richard's voluntary abdication; and Bolingbroke's assured assumption of the throne as Henry...
...drums go quiet, the train chugs to a start. Beck blares once, twice, thrice, Waller plays on his tom-toms and then the roar of the engine, gears clashing, wheels performing, the miles flying, The Boston Tea Party light squad flashes a picture of a locomotive on the main wall, a picture of Bismark on the right wall and its all perfect. The show is over...
...main reason for the high crime rate in the U.S. today is the lack of law enforcement and the laxity and slow process of the courts in punishing offenders. The gun run now in progress is certainly not being carried out by potential criminals but rather by citizens who wish to protect themselves and their families, since they can no longer depend on the authorities to do this job. Before we do something foolish in a time when we are guided by our emotions rather than our reason, we may do well to recall the words of Benjamin Franklin: "They...
...Charles de Gaulle can cope with the dual goals of reviving the economy while undertaking social and political reforms. In a television interview three weeks ago, De Gaulle declared that his reform plan would be a middle way between Communism and Capitalism. He called it "participation." Two of the main features are to give students more say in the universities and to expand the powers of the already established comités d'entreprise-the workers' councils-into areas of managerial responsibility in France's industries...
...March, the pressure eased. The bothersome question remained of whether Khe Sanh had been a massive diversion to pin down U.S. troops and make it easier for General Giap to attack Vietnamese cities at Tet, or whether-as General Westmoreland insisted -Tet was the diversion and Khe Sanh the main target...